3 Jan 1979
CHOI YING TAK v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- CHOI YING TAK v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC1130/1978
The appeal was allowed and convictions quashed because, on the whole of the evidence, the magistrate's findings were self‑contradictory and unsafe: there was evidence (unchallenged defence evidence) that all non‑CHAN stock derived from the sole agent, meaning the appellant had taken a reasonable precaution by sourcing from the sole agent; the expert's conclusions did not conclusively prove provenance or negate the defence, so the conviction could not be sustained.